ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385928
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 May 2001 |
| Time: | 17:05 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Illinois Aviation Academy |
| Registration: | N13474 |
| MSN: | 17262777 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5191 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | West Chicago, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Chicago-Dupage County Airport, IL (DPA/KDPA) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The right main landing gear collapsed when it struck a runway sign after a loss of directional control during landing. The student pilot reported, "At the point which I wanted to touchdown, my airspeed was still greater than I wanted, so I kept the aircraft off the ground until I reached a slower airspeed. I encountered a gust of wind, which pushed the plane left with the wind, and at the same time I touched the ground. As I touched the ground the plane immediately headed off the runway. The result was hitting a runway marking sign causing the right main landing gear to collapse and causing damage to the right stabilizer." The student pilot also stated, "I did not have enough crosswind correction for the winds, which caused my situation." The student pilot had a total of 18 hours of flight time, and the accident flight was the second solo flight.
Probable Cause: The inadequate compensation for the crosswind by the student pilot. Additional factors included the student pilot's lack of total flight time, the runway sign and the crosswind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI01LA133
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| 7 June 2003 | N13474 | Illinois Aviation Academy | 0 | West Chicago, IL | |
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| 05-Apr-2024 09:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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